Richard Gavino Amado, 55, was fatally shot on June 19, 2023, in the unincorporated Florence-Firestone area of Los Angeles County. He was living in a recreational vehicle parked in a cul-de-sac on the 1600 block of East 76th Street when, at approximately 5:25 p.m., three men approached the end of the cul-de-sac, engaged with Amado, and shot him. Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Century Station responded and Amado was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:39 p.m. The Los Angeles County Coroner later listed cause of death as a gunshot wound to the head and ruled the manner homicide.

Family remembered Amado, known as Bino, as a loving father, grandfather, brother, uncle, cousin, and friend who was protective, had a sense of humor, loved oldies and funk music, and routinely told loved ones he loved them before ending phone calls. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500 or submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or lacrimestoppers.org.

Did anyone in the Florence-Firestone area see the cul-de-sac around 5:25 p.m. on June 19 or notice people leaving the scene?